Holy Mother of God

I'm gonna be generous this week as one of the cast directed and she did a good job. Plus the Bobby storyline was ok.

However the writing and character of Buck has just lost the plot recently. He's been so immature, borderline pathetic last few episodes and they clearly can't decide what to do with him. Are they going there with Eddie? I sincerely hope not, this show has had enough men changing (discovering, admitting whatever) their sexuality after being in relationships with women (Michael, Buck, Tommy) we don't need Eddie too that's just ridiculous. And yes they called him straight a few times but why does it even need to come up that Buck might love him? Why can't you just be best friends without having to turn it into something more. It seems the writers cannot decide and are keeping all options open. BORING. Enough Buck now. Give us more Chimney and Hen. And more Ravi.

This is one of the best episodes of 9-1-1 in a long time. Aisha Hinds KILLED it in her role as director. I would love to see her do this more often!

The story in this episode was cohesive. I liked the parallels between Bobby's parents & his relationship with them to the couple on the call. I like seeing the team work together on the calls and I hope we can see more of that in future episodes.

I'm also excited to see where Buck's love life goes from here. The episode left it open-ended and wanting more! I hope to see Buck talk on the phone with Tommy, or maybe in person! No matter where their relationship goes from here, they still have some unresolved conflict to talk out.

SO GOOD! Aisha knocked it out of the park. Every minute of this episode was entertaining. I really didn't know how to feel about Bobby apologizing to his mom but family isn't always easy and it was great to see him healing from his past. Hoping to see Eddie again soon, especially after multiple people arw now questioning Bucks feelings for Eddie, probably including Buck (internally). What an amazing story that's going to be and now is the right time to tell it. Wanted to reiterate again how Aisha absolutely knocked this one out of the park, give her her flowers! I can't imagine how intimidating it was make her directorial debut and have to direct her coworkers and friends! Great episode!

Aisha Hinds delivered this episode. Was she one of the lucky ones that got their debut to be with people they've worked with for years and consider friends/family? Yes. But that's not the reason this shined.

There was not a static moment in the entire 42 minutes of the episode. There were no extras awkwardly existing in the background. Every scene felt not as if you were just looking at a slice of life, but rather that you were *in* it. The church scene (not a spoiler, this was in the preview) felt like you were in the pews with the parishioners.

The cinematography was top notch.

The writing had laugh out loud moments. The conversations between certain characters act as a voice of communication directly to the audience.

The acting in this episode was amazing. Oliver Stark and Lou Ferrigno, Jr. Shine from their microexpressions to their body movements. We've seen Stark grown over the past eight seasons and he still ceases to amaze me.

I can't wait to see what else Aisha brings to the table in her future. I will definitely tune into her directorial journey.

This was SO good. Honestly felt more like the 911 of seasons past--great vibes, the characters all felt closer, somehow, and like there was more focus on the characters than we've seen lately. I loved getting new Bobby lore, it was great to see Ravi back, and the progress on Tommy and Buck's relationship left me hopeful that they'll reconcile by the end of the season.

Anirudh Pisharody is a delight to watch (seriously, I love how DONE he is with the 118's antics), Lesly Ann Warren is amazing as always, and Lou Ferrigno, Jr remains charming as all get out. I sincerely hope we have more of the same going forward!